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The heavy toll of the Troubles on brain health in Northern Ireland

Professor Brian Lawlor writes on the toll of the Troubles, reflected by the high numbers of people that developed anxiety, depression, post traumatic stress disorder and one of the highest uses of antidepressants in Europe.

19 Apr 2023

Health|Research|Society

Get it over and done with! The secret to managing tasks we don’t like

New research from Trinity Business School and colleagues in Germany suggests that working on the tasks you really dislike and getting them over and done with is the best way to manage your workload.

17 Apr 2023

Business|Research|Society

Trinity honorary degrees mark Good Friday Agreement anniversary

Senior political adviser Martin Mansergh, former Downing Street Chief of Staff Jonathan Powell, activist Monica McWilliams, and American foreign policy strategist Nancy Soderberg received Trinity’s highest honour from Trinity’s Chancellor Dr Mary McAleese at a ceremony conducted in Latin in the historic Public Theatre

6 Apr 2023

Awards and Funding|Community|Society

International lessons from the Good Friday Agreement, 25 years on

Decades of peace efforts have created a remarkable wealth of human peacemaking experience in Ireland at all levels of society, from diplomats to community workers, says Dr David Mitchell, in this piece originally published in The Irish Independent.

6 Apr 2023

Research|Society

How commercial actors influence and impact health and society

Trinity’s Dr Mélissa Mialon is co-author on two publications within the new Lancet Series that explores how companies shape our physical and social environments and highlights the need for clear frameworks to examine and differentiate among commercial entities, to understand how they help or hinder public health.

6 Apr 2023

Health|Research|Society

Books written and illustrated by Dublin schoolchildren join Book of Kells Exhibition

An exhibition of 61 handmade books written and illustrated by Dublin primary school students was unveiled in the Long Room. The exhibition marks the culmination of the Trinity Access Programmes' Bookmarks initiative.

30 Mar 2023

Arts|Community|Society

Jane Ohlmeyer wins prestigious European Research Council Advanced Grant

Professor Ohlmeyer's €2.5 million VOICES project will recover the lived experiences of women in early modern Ireland

30 Mar 2023

Awards and Funding|Culture|Research|Society

Researchers tackle parasitic worms that infect millions worldwide

A new study published in the journal Immunity, by researchers at Trinity College and the University of Manchester has cast new light on how our immune system deals with parasitic worm infection.

29 Mar 2023

Health|Research|Society

Are criminal proceedings the only route to truth for Baby John?

Dr Catherine Conlon writes about her research on concealed pregnancy in contemporary Ireland in this piece that was first published in The Irish Examiner.

29 Mar 2023

Research|Society

Jo-Hanna Ivers to advise Citizen’s Assembly on Drugs Use

Jo-Hanna Ivers, Associate Professor in Addiction and Associate Dean of Civic Engagement & Social Innovation at Trinity College has been appointed a member of the Advisory Support Group to the Citizens Assembly on Drugs Use.

28 Mar 2023

Health|Society